THE GAMBIA

Location - West Africa; Capital - Banjul; Population - 2 million; Currency - Dalasi

I entered Gambia in the east at Basse Sante Su, north of Velingara in Senegal, in May 2003.

The Gambian Dalasi

The market town of Basse Santa Su

The river Gambia at Basse Santa Su

Hotel grounds at Georgetown, also known as Jangjang-bureh

The ancient Lamin Koto stone circle close to Georgetown

There's not a lot to see in Serekunda, though the market's good to wander through

Kololi beach on the Atlantic coast

Bijilo Forest Park is on the edge of Kololi, running alongside the coast

A vervet monkey at Bijilo Forest Park, Kololi

Further south of Kololi is Kotu beach

The crocodile pond at Abuko Nature Reserve - they must be hiding..

Spot the red colobus monkey, Abuko Nature Reserve

Kachikaly crocodile pool, at the coastal town of Bakau

Mingling with the crocodiles at Kachikaly, Bakau

Arch 22 was built to celebrate the 1994 military coup, Banjul

Looking out over Banjul from Arch 22

Banjul's port area, where the Gambia river meets the Atlantic

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LINKS

www.visitthegambia.gm - Gambia tourist board

www.hiddengambia.com - I don't have any knowledge of this travel agency but they have a good overview of the country

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